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ArticleJournal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology2024

Enteric parasites and associated factors in cancer patients in Nepal.

Barsha Singh, Pitambar Dhakal, Rajendra Prasad Parajuli

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Article in Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. A hidden danger in cancer patients: intestinal parasites.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Barsha SinghCentral Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID 0009-0008-7650-8392
Pitambar DhakalCentral Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0003-3977-9085
Rajendra Prasad ParajuliCentral Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-4899-7212
Tribhuvan University · NP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infection with intestinal parasites is widespread worldwide, especially in developing countries. Intestinal parasites are a major cause of diarrhea in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised people, but cancer patients are more prone to infection. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy at Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Center (NCHRC) in Nepal. One hundred individuals were selected with a convenience sampling strategy. The stool samples were examined by direct wet mount, sedimentation, flotation, and acid-fast methods to determine the prevalence and intensity of IPIs in this population. The overall prevalence of IPIs was 8% (4% protozoan and 4% helminths). Altogether, three species of intestinal parasites were detected.

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Cancer patientsImmunocompromised peopleIntestinal parasitic infectionsNepalPrevalenceRisk factors

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PMID38440754
PMCPMC10908722
OpenAlexW4389396512

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